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Brookline Icons Golden Temple, Party Favors Close After Decades

6/29/2026

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Golden Temple, a Chinese restaurant in Brookline, Massachusetts, closed on Saturday after 66 years.
Party Favors, a bakery and party store, announced it will close on July 15, ending 35 years of operation, and offered a 50 percent discount storewide until its final day.
Neither business gave a reason for the closures, and both posted farewell messages on Facebook and their websites, with Golden Temple thanking customers for “decades of unwavering support.”

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Golden Temple, a Chinese restaurant in Brookline, Massachusetts, closed on Saturday after 66 years.
Party Favors, a bakery and party store, announced it will close on July 15, ending 35 years of operation, and offered a 50 percent discount storewide until its final day.
Neither business gave a reason for the closures, and both posted farewell messages on Facebook and their websites, with Golden Temple thanking customers for “decades of unwavering support.”